by Ben MurphySports Writer The Paw Paw baseball team couldn’t slow down visiting Dowagiac in the first game of the two’s doubleheader on Thursday, falling 13-9. The Red Wolves got things going in game two however, as they were able to pick up a 9-4 victory.In game one, Micah Major had a good relief pitching Read More…
Courier-Leader & Paw Paw Flashes
Excellence in Education Award recipients named
The Van Buren Intermediate School District’s (VBISD) Parent Advisory Committee paid tribute Thursday night, May 4, to this year’s Excellence in Education Award recipients. A reception was held at the Van Buren ISD’s Conference Center. Shown in front row, from left, Nicole Stenman, Mariann Dowd, Amy Paul, BrieLynn Sturm, Mindy Carlsen and Tracy Derhammer; in Read More…
New principal named at Mattawan High School
MATTAWAN – Kris Simms has been named principal at Mattawan High School. He comes to Mattawan with 18 years in education and administration experience, including 11 years as a social studies teacher, and the past seven years as an assistant principal. Simms taught seven years at Owen Valley Community Schools in Indiana.Simms earned his Bachelor Read More…
Suspect arrested, to be arraigned on charges in death of Road Commission employee
PAW PAW – Working in conjunction with the Michigan State Police, the Van Buren County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has authorized charges against an adult suspect for the events occurring on or about March 3, 2023, involving the death of a Van Buren County Road Commission employee.The suspect was charged with Count 1 – operating while Read More…
Don’t judge the newspaper by its opinion page
Maybe I’m more sensitive than most, but when I get a subscription cancellation, I’m bothered. A few weeks ago we received a 300-word cancellation notice essentially ripping columnist G.S. Stoppel and myself.Stoppel’s column runs in the Commercial Record, Allegan County News, Union Enterprise, Courier Leader and Flashes. My column is published in all ten of Read More…
Life as Performance Art
Truth be told, there is just not a lot of information I need to know about you, I’m just not interested in your politics. In fact, I don’t care if you are a Republican, Democrat, Green Party, Natural Law Party, Socialist Workers Party, or a Libertarian. Nor do I have much interest in whether you are a Read More…
Sports Roundup
by Ben MurphySports Writer Paw Paw baseball hosted Plainwell The Paw Paw baseball team played at home against Plainwell on Thursday. The Red Wolves struggled in game one, falling 13-3. Game two they were able to salvage a 7-7 tie, in a game that was called off after five innings due to darkness.In game one, Read More…
Obituary: Ronald Lee Flanders
Ronald Lee Flanders was born August 11, 1946 in Grand Rapids, MI to Stuart and Anna (Zarbock) Flanders and passed away April 23, 2023 in Memphis TN after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer.Ron lost his father at the age of 15. He was raised by his mother in Grand Rapids. He graduated from Read More…
Life as Performance Art
There is nothing new about burning books. The ancient Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, probably Sumerians and Hittites did it.Hitler and his minions tried it in the 1930s as an after-party for the Nuremberg Ral-lies. The Church did a fair number of bonfire nights trying to get rid of the books with which it disagreed.The problem for Read More…
Fire destroys pole barn, damages Paw Paw apartment
By Paul GarrodStaff Writer PAW PAW – The Paw Paw Fire Department responded to a fully involved pole barn fire Monday at approximately 9:03 a.m. The fire was reported in the 40900 block of Paw Paw Road. Arriving at the scene firefighters found the 25×25 pole barn structure had collapsed due to the fire.Paw Paw Read More…